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    Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team holds ribbon cutting ceremony for new road

    AFGHANISTAN

    09.13.2009

    Courtesy Story

    Combined Joint Task Force - 82 PAO

    The Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team held a ribbon cutting ceremony, Sept. 7, in Ghazni province to celebrate the completion of a 17-kilometer paved road connecting the Ghazni city center to the Kwaji Omari District center.

    The improved road links the district of Kwaji Omari to the "Ring Road," Afghanistan's main highway, which cuts through Ghazni city.

    The project, managed by Ghazni PRT, was completed in 24 months.

    "The construction of this road provided jobs to local citizens of Ghazni city," said Navy Lt. James Bower, Ghazni PRT, engineer from Naval Air Station, North Island, Calif. "The road also creates economic development by improving the transportation of goods and mobility of people around the province by linking to Highway 1."

    The district of Kwaji Omari is scattered with orchards and farmland, but the means to easily deliver products to large markets without spoilage was lacking. This road will increase the delivery of quality produce to Ghazni City, increasing the city's food supply, as well as significantly increasing the economy for farmers in Kwaji Omari.

    Members attending the ceremony included Dr. Usman Usmani, Ghanzi governor; Ghazniwal, Ghazni City mayor; Kasim Disiwal, Kwaji Omari district sub-governor; Engineer Karim, provincial engineer; Lt. Col. Adam Stepien, Task Force White Eagle deputy commander; and Navy Cmdr Wilson Marks, commander, Ghazni PRT.


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    Date Taken: 09.13.2009
    Date Posted: 09.13.2009 03:20
    Story ID: 38698
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